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Ah yes, I can see that "What Goes On" is the weakest...but I don't think any of them are clunkers. And I agree that "It's Only Love" is a good song!

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The whole concept of Capitol's idea with 'Rubber Soul' was to make it more of an acoustic album. I do feel the songs flow more smoothly on the american release as opposed to the British release. The UK version has more up-tempo songs. I feel both versions were done very well.

I know I've seen it claimed by various people (fans) many times in print before, but I still kinda have my doubts that Capitol had any grand creative vision to create any kind of concept album out of Rubber Soul. I just don't give them that much credit, and probably never will until I see Alan Livingston or whoever specifically claiming so in print. (And even then I may just dismiss it as after-the-fact revisionist auteur-hogwash!) "Think For Yourself" and "The Word" don't sound any more like folk-rock than "Drive My Car" or "What Goes On", whereas two of the discards, "If I Needed Someone" and "Nowhere Man", definitely fit that mould. If those two selections had made the US Rubber Soulcut, I'd be more inclined to believe that Capitol had put some thought into what they were doing.

(One thing about that Capitol version I wlll praise is the choice of "I've Just Seen A Face" as the album opener. A great beginning to an album! Especially that little unrelated-to-anything instrumental introduction; and then perhaps the fastest tempo on any Beatles track ever! Great, great beginning.)

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Von Bontee said

(One thing about that Capitol version I wlll praise is the choice of "I've Just Seen A Face" as the album opener. A great beginning to an album! Especially that little unrelated-to-anything instrumental introduction; and then perhaps the fastest tempo on any Beatles track ever! Great, great beginning.)

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Von Bontee said
I dunno about the US one being more consistent, though..."It's Only Love" is on that one, and it's weaker than "What Goes On", in my opinion.

UK ol the way! Generally, UK albums have a beter flow because that's how the Beatles and George Martin intended them to be. They surely know better than Capitol who just wanted to ommit tracks in order to have extra albums and get more money.

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I think I prefer the UK version toooo! I miss "Nowhere Man" way too much with my Capitol copy! But at least they both have "The Word" - my favorite as of late

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I would imagine it would depend a bit on which one you heard first. I have yet to listen to the Capitol version although it would be easy enough to recreate. I just have no desire to - couldn't imagine RS not starting of with the opening guitar riff from 'Drive My Car'.

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To me the US is nothing more than a nice compilation in the same vein as any of the other american albums, im too much used to the uk running orders to be swayed by something slightly different. There are a couple of cool alternate mixes, one of the few positives to come for the Capitol bastardising.

At least they had the sense to keep the artwork.

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I've always been baffled by those who think the U.S. version has a greater folk-rock feel when it omits the U.K. version's 2 most blatantly folk-rock tracks: "Nowhere Man" and "If I Needed Someone."

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Zig said
I would imagine it would depend a bit on which one you heard first. I have yet to listen to the Capitol version although it would be easy enough to recreate. I just have no desire to - couldn't imagine RS not starting of with the opening guitar riff from 'Drive My Car'.

Agreed.

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At the same time, a case could be made that the US version of The Rolling Stones' Rubber Soul counterpart - Aftermath - is indeed better than the original UK pressing. After all, the US version omits the album's 2 weakest tracks, "Take It or Leave It" and "What to Do" (though it also omits "Out of Time," one of its many highlights), and replaces "Mother's Little Helper" with the just as good (if not better) "Paint It Black."

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